International Rectifier Reports Second Quarter Results

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- International Rectifier Corporation (NYS: IRF) today announced financial results for the second quarter (ended December 23, 2012) of its fiscal year 2013. Revenue was $223.8 million, an 11.4% decrease from $252.5 million in the prior quarter and a 2.7% decrease from $230.1 million in the prior year quarter. GAAP net loss for the second quarter was $32.7 million, or $0.47 per fully diluted share compared with GAAP net loss of $28.8 million, or $0.42 per fully diluted share, in the prior quarter and GAAP net loss of $6.3 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share in the prior year quarter.

GAAP gross margin for the second quarter was 21.9% compared with 27.9% in the prior quarter and 35.4% in the prior year quarter. GAAP operating loss was $34.7 million compared with an operating loss of $20.8 million in the prior quarter and an operating loss of $3.3 million in the prior year quarter.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments increased $16 million and totaled $383.3 million at the end of the second quarter, including restricted cash of $1.6 million.

Cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $41.9 million and free cash flow was $15.9 million.

Non-GAAP Results

The non-GAAP results the Company provides exclude the effects of accelerated depreciation, asset impairment and inventory write-offs associated with our El Segundo fab closure, restructuring costs, severance costs, impairment of goodwill, amortization of intangibles, the associated net tax effects of these items, and discrete tax provisions and benefits. The Company excludes any tax provisions (benefits) that are not directly related to ongoing operations and which are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any regularity or predictability.

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the Company's reported net income (loss), gross margin and operating income (loss) results in accordance with U.S. GAAP are set forth in the attached schedules below and on our web-site at www.investor.irf.com.

On this basis, non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter was $30.3 million, or $0.44 per fully diluted share compared with non-GAAP net loss of $13.9 million, or $0.20 per fully diluted share in the prior quarter and non-GAAP net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.04 per fully diluted share in the prior year quarter.

Non-GAAP gross margin for the second quarter was 22.2% compared with non-GAAP gross margin of 28.3% in the prior quarter and non-GAAP gross margin of 35.4% in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP operating loss for the second quarter was $27.6 million compared with non-GAAP operating loss of $9.3 million in the prior quarter and non-GAAP operating loss of $0.9 million in the prior year quarter.

March Quarter Outlook

Oleg Khaykin noted: "Order trends are starting to improve across all of our end markets with the exception of computing. As a result, we currently expect revenue to range from $220 million to $235 million. Gross margin is expected to be between 22% and 23% mainly due to low factory utilization and the continued reduction of our inventory.

"The market indicators are showing encouraging signs that a bottom has formed and demand is slowly starting to improve. As demand returns into the summer, we would expect positive momentum from rising utilization, increasing turns and improving product mix," concluded Mr. Khaykin.

The following table outlines International Rectifier's current forward-looking March quarter outlook (on a GAAP basis):

Revenue

$220 to $235 million

Gross margin

22% to 23%

Research and development expense

$31 million

Sales, general and administrative expense

$45 million

Asset impairment, restructuring and other charges

$2 to $3 million

Amortization of acquisition related intangibles

$1.7 million

Other expense, net

$1 million

Tax expense

$2 to $3 million

Segment Table Information/Customer Segments

The business segment tables included with this release for the Company's fiscal quarters ended December 23, 2012, September 23, 2012, and December 25, 2011, respectively, reconcile revenue and gross margin for the Company's segments to the consolidated total amounts of such measures for the Company.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

The Company expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of the 2013 fiscal year with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. This financial report will be available for viewing and download at http://investor.irf.com.

NOTE: A conference call will begin today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time. CEO Oleg Khaykin and CFO Ilan Daskal will discuss the company's December quarter results and March quarter outlook. All participants, both in the U.S. and international, may join the call by dialing 706-679-3195 by 1:55 p.m. Pacific time. In order to join this conference call, participants will be required to provide the Conference Passcode: "International Rectifier." Participants may also listen over the Internet at http://investor.irf.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

A taped replay of this call will be available from approximately 6:00 p.m. Pacific time on Monday, January 28, through Monday, February 4, 2013. To listen to the replay by phone, call 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 for international callers and enter reservation number 40285251. To listen to the replay over the Internet, please go to http://investor.irf.com. The live call and replay will also be available on www.streetevents.com.

About International Rectifier

International Rectifier Corporation (NYS: IRF) is a world leader in power management technology. IR's analog, digital, and mixed signal ICs, and other advanced power management products, enable high performance computing and save energy in a wide variety of business and consumer applications. Leading manufacturers of computers, energy efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft, and defense systems rely on IR's power management solutions to power their next generation products. For more information, go to www.irf.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to expectations concerning matters that (a) are not historical facts, (b) predict or forecast future events or results, or (c) embody assumptions that may prove to have been inaccurate.These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.When we use words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "will," "outlook" or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements.Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give readers any assurance that such expectations will prove correct.The actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control.Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, reduced demand or order cancellations arising from a decline or volatility in general market and economic conditions and the failure of the market to improve as anticipated; reduced margins from lower than expected factory utilization, higher than expected costs and customer shifts to lower margin products; changes in the timing or amount of costs associated with, or disruptions caused by, our restructuring initiatives; our ability to implement our restructuring initiatives as planned and achieve the anticipated benefits, which may be affected by, among other things: customer requirements, changes in business conditions and/or operational needs, retention of key employees, governmental regulations, delays and increased costs; unexpected costs or delays in implementing our plans to secure and qualify external manufacturing capacity for our products, including the purchase and installation of additional manufacturing equipment; the effects of longer lead times for certain products on meeting demand and any inability by us to satisfy or to timely satisfy customer demand; volatility or deterioration of capital markets; the adverse impact of regulatory, investigative and legal actions; increased competition in the highly competitive semiconductor business that could adversely affect the prices of our products or our ability to secure additional business; the effects of manufacturing, operational and vendor disruptions; unexpected delays and disruptions in our supply, manufacturing and delivery efforts due to, among other things, supply constraints, equipment malfunction or natural disasters; delays in launching new technology products; our ability to maintain current intellectual property licenses and obtain new intellectual property licenses; costs arising from pending and threatened litigation or claims; the effects of natural disasters; and other uncertainties disclosed in the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

December 23,

September 23,

December 25,

2012

2012

2011

Revenues

$

223,822

$

252,492

$

230,078

Cost of sales

174,733

181,951

148,659

Gross profit

49,089

70,541

81,419

Selling, general and administrative expense

45,083

47,295

50,558

Research and development expense

32,125

33,449

32,227

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

1,680

1,680

1,939

Asset impairment, restructuring and other charges

4,941

8,966

—

Operating loss

(34,740

)

(20,849

)

(3,305

)

Other expense, net

411

1,008

1,956

Interest income, net

(8

)

(32

)

(31

)

Loss before income taxes

(35,143

)

(21,825

)

(5,230

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(2,421

)

6,950

1,107

Net loss

$

(32,722

)

$

(28,775

)

$

(6,337

)

Net loss per common share—basic (1)

$

(0.47

)

$

(0.42

)

$

(0.09

)

Net loss per common share—diluted (1)

$

(0.47

)

$

(0.42

)

$

(0.09

)

Average common shares outstanding—basic

69,144

69,283

69,046

Average common shares and potentially dilutive securities outstanding—diluted

69,144

69,283

69,046

(1) Net income (loss) per common share is computed using the two-class method as required by accounting rules.We do not pay dividends; however, net income must be allocated to unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") on which we could pay dividend equivalents.The amount of net income allocated to these RSUs is excluded from income available to common shareholders in the calculation of earnings per share.As we were in a net loss for the three months ended December 23, 2012, September 23, 2012, and December 25, 2011, we did not have any income to allocate to unvested RSUs on which we could pay dividend equivalents.

INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

December 23,

September 23,

December 25,

2012

2012

2011

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

366,656

$

279,815

$

271,489

Restricted cash

624

616

492

Short-term investments

10,104

75,777

115,344

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances

134,029

151,556

165,963

Inventories

260,717

283,516

308,896

Current deferred tax assets

5,181

5,251

2,005

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

36,095

34,347

38,246

Total current assets

813,406

830,878

902,435

Restricted cash

940

940

915

Long-term investments

5,003

10,048

10,312

Property, plant and equipment, net

456,139

465,501

463,273

Goodwill

52,149

52,149

121,570

Acquisition-related intangible assets, net

25,216

26,896

32,391

Long-term deferred tax assets

37,456

38,118

24,945

Other assets

60,004

62,393

51,804

Total assets

$

1,450,313

$

1,486,923

$

1,607,645

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

70,649

$

66,342

$

93,695

Accrued income taxes

496

—

4,442

Accrued salaries, wages and commissions

40,740

44,008

39,755

Current deferred tax liabilities

—

—

2

Other accrued expenses

73,822

75,745

84,221

Total current liabilities

185,707

186,095

222,115

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

4,928

7,692

3,856

Other long-term liabilities

30,186

37,343

37,503

Total liabilities

220,821

231,130

263,474

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:

Common shares

75,353

75,322

74,795

Capital contributed in excess of par value

1,048,586

1,042,962

1,029,085

Treasury stock, at cost

(113,175

)

(113,175

)

(104,821

)

Retained earnings

229,188

261,910

361,360

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(10,460

)

(11,226

)

(16,248

)

Total stockholders' equity

1,229,492

1,255,793

1,344,171

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,450,313

$

1,486,923

$

1,607,645

INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended

December 23,

September 23,

December 25,

2012

2012

2011

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(32,722

)

$

(28,775

)

$

(6,337

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: